Papers by Amit Kumar Basunia
Research in Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries
A laboratory experiment was carried out at the Professor GAF Seed Pathology Centre and Laboratory... more A laboratory experiment was carried out at the Professor GAF Seed Pathology Centre and Laboratory of Department of Seed Science and Technology, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh during the period of July 2018 to January 2019 to determine the effect of seed sources on quality and health status in some Transplanted Aman rice varieties in Bangladesh. Among the seed sources, the moisture content was recorded from 10.40% to 13.37%. In case of purity analysis of seed pure seed ranged from 39.23g to 39.94g. Germination test of rice seeds was recorded and the percentage of total number of germination ranged from 55.75% to 93.0%, normal seedling (51.50 % to 86.50%), abnormal seedling (4.75 % to 10.75%), fresh ingeminated seed (1.75% to15.0%), hard seed (0.0 % to 11.75%), dead seed (2.75% to 21.25%), respectively. Vigour index in the seed sources ranged from (1255.80 to 2089.86). In dry inspection test apparently healthy seeds (17.74gto 28.92g), spotted seeds (9.8g to 17.34...
Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University
IUP Journal of Supply Chain Management, 2020
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is already affecting food systems directly through impacts on food supply a... more The COVID-19 pandemic is already affecting food systems directly through impacts on food supply and demand, and indirectly through decreases in purchasing power, the capacity to produce and distribute food grains which will strongly affect the poor and vulnerable portion of Bangladesh. Agricultural economists are concerned about the current and imminent implications of Covid- 19 on food security. The aim is to identify the current situation of food security and its impact on society that could emerge in the coming days. The study is designed on the basis of secondary information. The global survey of the food system shows Bangladesh's overall performance in ensuring food security is good but needs to be improved. The COVID-19 depression creates health risks, psychological risks, earning failure and leading normal life difficult disproportionately in the society. Food supply chain must be continued moving and the accessibility of nutritious food to the poor and vulnerable portion should be ensured through Social Safety Net, Food for Work, VGF, Money move and other social well-being net plans.
Acta Scientific Agriculture, 2020
Stipule color was red in accession number 3857. Stipule color was reddish-green in accession numb... more Stipule color was red in accession number 3857. Stipule color was reddish-green in accession number 1879, 2699, 3193 and3309. Bud color was green in all accessions. Fruit color was light red in accession 2120. All of the rest accessions were green (Table 2).
Acta Scientific Agriculture, 2020
Acta Scientific Agriculture, 2020
Forty accessions with three check varieties of tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) were character... more Forty accessions with three check varieties of tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) were characterized on the basis of morpho-agronomic traits in genetic variability at Jute Agriculture Experiment Station, Manikganj during kharif season in 2016. The accessions were characterized for twenty-two morpho-agronomic attributes as per Corchorus descriptor in order to select superior genotypes for the genetic improvement of jute. Considerable ranges of variability were observed in stem colour, petiole colour, stipule colour, plant technical height, base diameter, dry fibre weight and dry stick weight. Considering the major yield contributing characters accession no. 1039, 1115, 1124, 1234 and1245 performed better in most of the cases than the control varieties O-9897 O-3820 and BJRI Tossa Pat-4 (O-72).
Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University, 2020
Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University, 2020
Innovations in Agriculture, 2020
Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is a fiber crop classified in the genus Hibiscus (Malvaceae), and ... more Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is a fiber crop classified in the genus Hibiscus (Malvaceae), and has a great potential for its multipurpose utilization, in addition to its traditional usage. Varietal identification of kenaf is always problematic and knowledge on genetic variability of kenaf varieties is also limited, which significantly hindered our effective utilization and conservation of the valuable kenaf germplasm. In order to find a proper method for identifying kenaf varieties and studying their variation, morpho-agronomic characters were analyzed. Fifty eight accessions of kenaf germplasm collected from Gene Bank Department of Bangladesh Jute Research Institute were characterized at Jute Agriculture Experiment Station, Manikganj during April 2014 to December 2014. The accessions were characterized for fifteen morpho-agronomic attributes as per Hibiscus descriptor in order to select superior genotypes for the genetic improvement of kenaf. Considerable ranges of variability we...
Foods, 2020
Optimization of food storage has become a central issue for food science and biotechnology, espec... more Optimization of food storage has become a central issue for food science and biotechnology, especially in the field of functional foods. The aim of this work was to investigate the influence of different storage strategies in a fermented food product (FFP) and further determine whether the regular storage (room temperature (RT) and standard packaging (SP)) could be refined. Eight experimental conditions (four different temperatures × two packaging) were simulated and changes in FFP’s microbial ecology (total bacteria, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), and yeasts) and physicochemical characteristics (pH and moisture content (MC)) were determined following 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. All conditions tested showed a decline in microbial content due to the effect of the temperature, 37 °C being the most detrimental condition, while −20 and 4 °C seemed to be better than RT in some parameters. Vacuum packaging (VP) only had a major effect on MC and we found that VP preserved greater MC values than S...
Acta Scientific Agriculture, 2020
Brinjal is considered as one of the most important, popular and nutritious vegetable in the world... more Brinjal is considered as one of the most important, popular and nutritious vegetable in the world as well as in Bangladesh. However, the production of this crop is low in Bangladesh as per the demand. We can increase it's production by bringing more cultivable land horizontally for brinjal cultivation. But agricultural land is decreasing in Bangladesh day by day. Under these circumstances, brinjal production under agroforestry system may be a good option. Considering this fact a field experiment was conducted during November 2018 to April 2019 cropping season in farmer's field located at Uttar Saidpur village, Auliapur union of Dinajpur Sadar upazila, Dinajpur district, Bangladesh. Aim of this experiment was to find out the most perfect brinjal-litchi canopy combination that will give maximum outcome. The experiment was laid out with single factor Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) consisting four replications and five different treatments viz. brinjal cultivation as sole cropping (T1), brinjal cultivation at the floor of 2 years old litchi canopy (T2), brinjal cultivation at the floor of 4 years old litchi canopy (T3), brinjal cultivation at the floor of 6 years old litchi canopy (T4) and brinjal cultivation at the floor of 12 years old litchi canopy (T5). The results of the experiment revealed that there were significant effect of litchi canopy sizes on the growth, yield contributing characters and yield of brinjal. The highest fruit yield was found in open field condition (10.89 t/ha) followed by brinjal cultivation under 2 years old litchi canopies (9.56 t/ha). Whereas, no fruit yield was recorded from the brinjal plants cultivated under 12 years old litchi tree canopies. From the economic analysis, it was observed that the highest BCR was received in brinjal cultivation at the floor of 2 years old litchi canopies (1.56) followed by where brinjal was cultivated with 4 years old litchi trees (1.37). On the other hand, the lowest BCR was obtained from open field condition (1.23) where brinjal was cultivated as sole crop. Finally, it may be concluded that, out of the five treatments, 2 years old litchi canopy (T2) would be the best brinjal-litchi combination. Anyway, brinjal can be cultivated at the floor of litchi up to 6 years old garden successfully and 12 years old litchi garden is not suitable for brinjal cultivation at all.
Acta Scientific Agriculture, 2020
during April to June, 2018 with the green chilli fruits of the variety Bogra Local for developing... more during April to June, 2018 with the green chilli fruits of the variety Bogra Local for developing a technique to preserve green chilli as powder and paste, to assess the quality of those powder and paste during storage, and also to find suitable techniques for maintaining their storage quality. The six treatments compared in the Completely Randomized Design with four replication, those were: T1-green chilli with pedicel, cut longitudinally, treated with 0.01% KMS solution, rinsed, sundried and made into powder;T2-green chilli with pedicel, cut longitudinally, sliced, treated with 0.01% KMS solution, rinsed, sundried and made into powder; T3-green chilli without pedicel, cut longitudinally, treated with 0.01% KMS solution, rinsed, sundried and made into powder; T4-green chilli without pedicel, cut longitudinally, sliced, treated with 0.01% KMS solution, rinsed, sun-dried and made into powder; T5-green chilli with pedicel, treated with 0.01% KMS solution, slight water was added and made into paste, and T6-green chilli without pedicel, treated with 0.01% KMS solution, slight water was added and made into paste. The noted traits were ratio of the green chilli fruits to the powder, ratio of the green chilli fruits to the paste, moisture content, vitamin C content, recovery of the powder and the paste from the fruits, storage quality of the products for: color, flavor, texture, and overall acceptability. After getting the powder (T1-T4) and the paste (T5-T6), those were stored for 0, 30 and 60 days for their storage quality and also for the moisture and vitamin C contents. But their sensory traits noted on the 0 and the 60th day of storage. The results clarified that the chilli had initially 86.6% moisture and115.71mg/100g vitamin C. The moisture contents in all the six products increased little up to the 60 th day as their values were from 4.08-5.25 to 4.33-6.68 and 87.08-87.35 to92.39-93.39%, in T3-T4 and T5-T6, respectively. But the vitamin C contents decreased much up to the 60 th day. Still, the highest amount was noted in T4 (38.19) and T6 (17.32mg/100g) among the powder and the paste, respectively. Moreover, all the six treatments had notable statuses in terms of sensory evaluation test (6.50-7.70 for the color, 6.10-7.40 for the flavor, 6.50-7.70 for the texture and 6.47-7.60 for the overall acceptability) in case of both the powder and the paste forms) up to the 60 th day of storage. So, overall, the treatment T4 was the best one. The study further paved the ways to work with other varieties, other treatments (whole fruit with pedicel and whole fruit without pedicel), long storage, by using various type bagging materials etc. and also to develop new and more sustainable technologies to preserve the green chilli powder and the paste with their adequate nutritional quality, hygiene and value addition too.
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